GRE Word List
FRISK
to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
The meaning of the word frisk is to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| environ | encircle |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |